Tag: Illinois

The House approved penalizing small amounts of marijuana with a fine instead of arrest. Decriminalizing small amount of marijuana up to 15 grams and treating as a ticket, similar to a traffic ticket. Fifteen grams or less of marijuana will require no court time and fine up to $125. The […]

The Cook County Illinois state’s attorney’s office is making a major change in the way they approach minor marijuana cases. In an announcement Monday, April 20, 2015, office spokeswoman Sally Daly stated “if someone is caught with a misdemeanor amount of marijuana, the state’s attorney’s office will no longer prosecute that […]

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which oversees the medical marijuana retailers in Illinois, has given approval to marijuana retailer Health Central, LLC. The approval from the Illinois department is required to purchase marijuana products from cultivation centers. Health Central LLC qualified in: Dispensary District 9: Comprised of Cass, Christian, […]

ABC News 7 is reporting that “the number of those applying for the right to buy pot is far lower than anticipated”, with less than 20,000 people having started the patient registration process. To date, 2,000 patients have received approvals for medical marijuana. Patients pay a $100 annual fee and […]